"circumambulation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɝ.kəmˌæm.bjuˈleɪ.ʃən/ Forms: circumambulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn Etymology: From circum- + ambulation, borrowed from Latin circumambulātiō. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|circum|ambulation}} circum- + ambulation, {{der|en|la|circumambulātiō}} Latin circumambulātiō Head templates: {{en-noun}} circumambulation (plural circumambulations)
  1. The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose. Related terms: circumambulate, circumambulatory Translations (act of walking around something): পরিক্রমা (porikroma) [feminine] (Bengali), circumval·lació [feminine] (Catalan), 環繞儀式 /环绕仪式 (huánrào yíshì) (Chinese Mandarin), ympärikävely (Finnish), kiertäminen (Finnish), circumambulation [feminine] (French), प्रदक्षिणा (pradakṣiṇā) [feminine] (Hindi), परिक्रमा (parikramā) [feminine] (Hindi), circumambulazione [feminine] (Italian), circumambulatio [feminine] (Latin), പ്രദക്ഷിണം (pradakṣiṇaṁ) (Malayalam), obejście [neuter] (Polish), okrążenie [neuter] (Polish), परिक्रमा (parikramā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), kruženje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), circunvalación [feminine] (Spanish), ప్రదక్షిణము (pradakṣiṇamu) (Telugu), طواف (tavāf) [masculine] (Urdu)

Inflected forms

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